Ireland, the number one ranked team in the world, take on South Africa the World Cup holders in what should be an epic Autumn international Test on Saturday at Lansdowne Road.
Adding spice to an already intriguing encounter in Dublin is the fact that they are both in the same pool at the Rugby World Cup which is less than a year away.SEXTON VS WILLEMSE - THE SORCERER AND THE APPRENTICE
Willemse has been called upon due to World Cup winning fly-half Handre Pollard being injured and Elton Jantjes is lacking in game time and battling personal problems. This will be the first match Springbok Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus can attend since his ban from attending Test matches for making disparaging remarks about the referee in the first Test with the British & Irish Lions last year came to an end.
The Irish need no reminder of what his speeches are like. Erasmus referred to them as "softies" compared to the Welsh in a pre-World Cup semi-final speech against Wales -- the Springboks won the match.
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